Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-23
1.-THE CHAIN OF SUCCESS"
And its Links, as Suggested by Mr.. Will
Carleton, the Farm Balladist, in
His Lecture Last Night.
A Scholarly and Powerful Address, Full
of Practical Observation-Disclosures
with Poems of His Own-Ab-
stract of the Discourse.

evening with an appreciative and cultured
audience to hear Mr.. Will Carleton deliver
his lecture, The Chain of Success"
Promptly at s O'Clock Mr.. J. w. Pierce,
principal of the Clifton street school build
ing. in a pleasant little eulogy presented
the lecturer to the teachers and citizens of
Clark county. In beginning his lecture Mr..
Carleton said he was compelled to make an
apology to the audience for not appearing
before them in dress suit, but the railroad
company had missent his baggage, which
accounted for his present attire.
! The author of Farm Ballads" is an i'm
pressive looking man and his face is kindly.
| If rather grave. He is . trit1e below the
medium height, but broad-chested and
well-shouldered and apparently in the pos
session of robust health. HIS face is high
colored and smooth, but for small
grayish mustache. His hair Is
also streak, 4 with gray. parted
almost in the middle and worn carelessly
.'roachedr above the temples. Last even
ing he wore a Prince Albert coat buttoned
straight up his solid chest. His language is
pure Saxon. remarkably free from ornate
ness, but direct. forcible and well-selected.
His |, cture was interspersed with extracts
from poems of his own writing, and was
delightful admXture of humOr, verse and
good sense He said that in lecturing he
always endeavored to accomplish something
n o!e than acrobatic feats and he would try
and send them home with new impulse
| toward success. The word success was
gwen great number Cf meanings.
some thought II meant educa-
ton: others that 1t implied
wealth. and thus money became the father
OF a race of misers: Others that il meant
fame and that yoa had been successful II
you have your name ''hollered" most vO-
ciferously: others that it means domestic
comfort. This is all right but it is not all.
The speaker gave two definitions for the
word success % The accomplishing of
that which We undertake, and t2) the &c
complishmsnt of that which God had
undertaken when he created US. Success
is always above par. Strength commences
with life. The struggle does not cease in
infancy but goes on In manhood. all
through the channel of life. Recently
while In Buffalo he saw on exhibition a
large iron link Of striking appearance. and
having asked concerning it was told that
during the revolution a chain composed of
such links was stretched scrOss West Point
for the purpose of keeping the British
fleet from passing any further
up the river. and a..acking our forces. As
long a. the links remained together the
| fleet was unab'e to break them. 1t hap
pened one night tha: Benedict Arnold took
| from the chain one Of the links and ii was
discovered and fixed only just in time to
prevent disaster and the probability of our
being British subjects. Perhaps here a
chain has been thrown across our pathway
and seems TO keep us back. Everything We
| =. ,tni- a
speaker did not name the first link of sue
cess until he had asked several conundrums
Are ,our lungs inflated whey you breathe o
lnat each air cell is flied with air! Is
your stomach good tenaut? Is your liver
philosopher? Are the muscles of your
body honorary members? ? Good health is
the first link in the chain Of success. We
must possess ii to be physically, morally,
intellectually strong. Here were given in
stances Of men and women, showing how
great they might have been had they pos
sessed both sound minds and bodies instead
of great minds and diseased bodies. and
the reverse. Next. que lied the lecturer.
Are you As good as your bond? Financial
honesty and responsibility is the next link
i'll the cham of success. Money and the
lack of it are dangerous. Many man has
been ruined by debt OF mortgage. This
point was deftly illustrated by one Of Mr..
| Careton's selections, The Tramp and the
| Mo- gage" Another link in the chain of
success is the capacity and disposition Ia
he y others. We must endeavor to help
some one who needs it. and not help some
one in or own crowd who does not 50
much need il. Be sure and help those
worthy of It. Here is rule better than
the Golden Rule. which says: ''Do unto
Others as you would have them do unto
YOU" 1t was called by the speaker the
Diamond Rule'-''Do unto Others even
better than you would have them
do unto you" Help the little
uufortunates down in the mud
instead OF the prosperous. 1t will be your
stro lgest link in this great chain of success.
Sometimes from these little rats. heroes
aud martyrs are made. As an illustration.
the lectureer rendered the selection, Picnic
Sam"
You may throw your cloak over the
shoulders of the aged. Ii CLEANS from the
outside as if studded with diamonds but be
careful that the inside does not rasp. Take
| good care of the aged. your mothers, espec-
tally. GARFIELD owed all that he was TO his
humble but devoted mother. See what the
world thought of it. When he died the
bells on the towers Of London tOlled. 1t
only occurs when kings and queens die.
but Queen VIctoria's wOmanly heart went
! out to the man who had respected his aged
| mother. and thousands in the streets took
of their hats in respect to our uncrowned
king.
Another link in the chain is patriotism
love for country. 1t is probably overdOne
at present. but il is better than TO forget
our country. 1t is sweet home" Mr.. c.
related the feeling a man had who, after
travelling in Europe. beheld one day a min
| iature flag of the stars and stripes. The
impulse was too great to be resisted, as he
took OF his hat and there gave cheer for
our national emblem. Another link is
mOdesty. True modesty is a good cargo to
have on board. Never assume any virtues
YOU do not possess If you possess
any the world will find it out
soon enough. Another link of this chain
is patience and could be Illustrated no bet
ter than by LOngfellOw, when he said.
Learn to labor and to watt Constant
discipline maintains happiness and cheer
fulneSs. To be able to hold ones tongue
when it ought to be held is desirable. One
word sometimes spoken in anger can never
urdn the harm it may have done. Patience
cannot b, too much dwelt upon. Another
| link is dignity. Dignity is a great factor:
and knowing bow to conduct yourself
while there After all things else you
must have endura nee; you must have half
dozen blows in life while you give one.
| When it seems we make no success, when
it seems all the powers of mankind are
against Us. dou't give up. In closing. the
most important link is the great hereafter.
You must have some grip on the next
world. The present life is but the hush OF
dawn that prefaces the burst of glorious
day.
| Happiness and Health
Are important problems. the former de-
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